Google to Ban Apple U.S. Product Imports

Google seems to be making good use of Motorola’s patent portfolio in
its war against Apple. This week, it filed yet another lawsuit against
Apple claiming patent infringement for features like Siri.
The new
complaint by Motorola involves seven Motorola patents related to
features like location reminders, email notifications, video playback
etc. If Motorola wins this bout, we could see a ban on U.S. imports of
the iPhone, iPad and the Mac from Asia.
Motorola has stated that
it is willing to work out a licensing deal with Apple. Apple is also
involved in a mega-lawsuit with Samsung, the top Android device
manufacturer, which it seems likely to win.

Besides
Google and Apple, Microsoft is the other major player in the patent
wars, and it is already making a ton of money from Android patent
licensing. We expect these patent battles between Apple and Google’s
numerous allies to be drawn out over the next couple of years.